1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (714+ words) Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to people-focused budgeting, good governance and inclusive development, saying no community will be left behind in the state’s development agenda. Abdulrazaq stated this in Osi, Ekiti Local Government Area, during…...

2+ week, 6+ hour ago   (110+ words) As the 2027 gubernatorial election in Ebonyi State approaches, the political landscape is increasingly animated by two intertwined debates. These debates involve the performance of Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru and the sanctity of the state’s unwritten zoning arrangement. For me, an…...

2+ week, 15+ hour ago   (1210+ words) The allegation that the Federal Capital Territory Administration obtained loans without the approval of the National Assembly has thrown up a more fundamental question for Nigeria’s legislature: how effective is Parliament’s oversight of public borrowing when it may not know…...

2+ week, 15+ hour ago   (444+ words) Chief Obafemi Awolowo remains the foundational architect of modern Yoruba political identity. His emergence as leader of the Action Group was not merely a political development; it was the crystallisation of Yoruba intellectual ambition. His title, Asíwájú Àwọn Yorùbá, conferred…...

2+ week, 17+ hour ago   (1559+ words) Thirty-five years after its creation, Jigawa State stands at another defining moment in its history. Created on August 27, 1991, from the former Kano State by the military administration of General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, Jigawa was established as part of a national…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (359+ words) The Advisory Board of the Nigeria Prize for Literature has announced the three shortlist for this year’s edition of the annual and most rewarding literary prize in Africa. The shortlist, according to Anne-Marie Palmer-Ikuku, manager, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (790+ words) Samuel Ese & Paulinus Nta The Rivers State and Akwa Ibom State Police Commands have sensitised youths against political thuggery and violence ahead of the 2027 general elections as part of activities marking the 2026 International Youth Day. Olugbenga Adepoju, Rivers State Commissioner…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (515+ words) Every generation discovers new ways to defend democracy. Yesterday, it was the town square, then came newspapers, then radio, then television. Today, millions of ordinary citizens carry smartphones. Ordinary citizens cast their votes and returned home, hoping those institutions would…...